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Competition

As one of the oldest cities in Europe, Krakow draws in crowds of tourists in the millions every year; it also draws in extremely high levels of pollution. As the city with the highest levels of air pollution in Europe, it has been claimed that the smog causes 30% of chronic obstructive lung disease cases and that the air’s toxins are directly linked to the country’s high cancer rates.

Bee Breeders architecture competition organisers’ latest architecture competition is a chance for participants to submit designs for a lung cancer care centre. Its purpose is to provide psychological support and an opportunity to socialise with others who understand what each patient is going through.

The centre should be a fairly small building that includes a community room with facilities such as a small library, play zone and kitchen. There will also need to be an office where psychiatrists and counsellors can help those dealing with lung cancer as well as a first aid room to provide medical support when needed.

The centre’s purpose is to provide comfort and a sense of community, it is not a hospital or treatment centre and should not have a clinical atmosphere. It should create a cozy and homely atmosphere in which to offer practical, emotional and social support to those fighting lung cancer as well as their families and friends.

This is an opportunity for enthusiasts to use architecture to help heal a hurting community and spread a strong message of hope.

Eligibility:

Competition is open for all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum).

Language:

- Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English.- All information submitted by participants must be in English.

F.A.Q.

Competition related F.A.Q.

There is no minimum distance from the road that must be respected. Participants are allowed to place their building/s at the edge of the site boundary if they find it beneficial to their design proposal.

Krakow Oxygen Rooms is an architecture vision competition. Competition has been developed by Bee Breeders architecture competition organisers and it does not carry any obligations to build the project. Participants should focus on presenting their vision for the solutions to the presented problems in an academic manner.